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Experience:
Andrew Legg’s practice encompasses a broad range of commercial litigation work. Andrew’s particular focus emphasizes banking and insolvency, insurance and reinsurance, professional negligence, investigations, commodity trading, regulatory work and trust disputes (in both corporate and private contexts). He has extensive trial experience and has also handled a number of arbitrations, mediations and expert determinations.
Andrew joined the London office of Mayer Brown in 2004 and for the previous 14 years he was a partner in the London office of another major firm.
Notable Engagements:
Represented the London Metal Exchange in relation to the events of the Tin Crisis following the default of the International Tin Counsel. Judgments reported at Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. & Anor v. Maclaine Watson & Co Limited, JH Rayner (Mincing Lane) Limited & Ors (1989) 2 Lloyd's Reports 580; and Shearson Lehman Hutton Inc. & Anor v. Maclaine Watson & Co Limited, JH Rayner (Mincing Lane) Limited & Ors (on intervention by the International Tin Council) (1987) 1 WLR 480 CA (1988) 1 WLR 16 (H.L.).
Represented a major reinsurer on the enforceability of a pool agreement. Judgments reported at Orion Insurance Company PLC v. Sphere Drake Insurance PLC (1990) 1 Lloyd's Law Reports 465; (1992) 1 Lloyd's Law Reports 239, CA.
Represented an Arranger and Agent Bank on effecting recoveries with respect to a series of commercial property loans. Judgments reported at Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v. Eagle Star Insurance Company Limited (1995) 2 WLR 607; and Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA v. Zurich Insurance Company (1999) 1 Lloyd's Law Reports 262.
Represented an Arranger and Agent Bank in relation to a claim against it by bank syndicate members. Judgment reported at Sumitomo Bank Limited & Ors v. Banque Bruxelles Lambert SA (1997) 1 Lloyd's Law Reports 487.
Following the collapse of Barings, represented Law Debenture as Trustee of a set of Notes issued by the Dutch finance vehicle of the Barings Group (LDC Trustees Ltd v (1) Barings Plc (2) Barings B.V. (3) The Law Debenture Trust Corporation, 1995.
Acted for insolvency practitioners on a variety of different liquidations (including, in particular, acting for KPMG as provisional liquidators and scheme administrators of Anglo American Insurance Company Limited).
Advised professional trustees of a family settlement in proceedings commenced against them by beneficiaries in the Cayman Islands.
Acted for a US Investment Bank in a dispute concerning the terms and effect of the head lease in respect of its European HQ.
Advised the professional trustees of a family settlement in proceedings against them commenced in Bermuda.
Advised a Bond Trustee in connection with litigation in Perth, Western Australia, arising out of the collapse of the Bell Group.
Represented a major UK power company on various contractual disputes arising out of the disposal of its power generation interests.
Represented parties on various arbitrations relating to telecoms disputes.
Represented an international chemicals company in a price dispute relating to the supply of goods and services pursuant to a complex suite of agreements.
Advised and represented parties on various professional negligence claims (both claims and defence).
Represented Persimmon Homes and Persimmon PLC in a multi-million pound dispute relating to the interpretation of a Development Agreement. Judgment reported at Chartbrook Ltd v Persimmon Homes Ltd and Persimmon PLC EWHC 409.
Headed the Mayer Brown/London team working with colleagues in the US and Continental Europe to conduct a multi-jurisdictional internal investigation of potential US sanctions compliance shortcomings of a European financial services firm with extensive US operations.
Education:
Leeds University, LLB 2(i), 1979, The College of Law, Chester, 1979-1980. | 